God’s goal: Jesus summed up what God wants us to do. It was nothing new. God is all about simplicity. God goal for us is to love Him and to love everyone else we know. That’s it. To do that, we need to be able to focus. That requires we live our lives simply.
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates. Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this”—this is the Lord’s declaration. | Christian Standard Bible. (2020). (Zec 8:16-17). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
What this is about: The terms of the covenant made it clear that people determine their own destiny, while God responds accordingly. These are the things you must do reveals that the function of the sermon was more than simply rebuilding the walls.
In order for the returnees to enjoy the incredible blessings that God offered, they would need to obey the covenant’s standard of social justice. In Eph 4:25 Paul quotes Zch 8:16 as an exhortation to the followers of Jesus.
Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
We’re in this thing together. We need to love one another.
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A reblog today from Jesus Quotes and God Thoughts about keeping our lives simple and honest. A thought inspired from this post is that keeping things simple allows us to focus on what we can do as an individual and then each of us contributes as we work together. In so doing, we do what is possible and God does what is impossible.
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Thanks for posting this. Blessings brother.
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Thank you so much for this important reminder that God is all about simplicity.
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Simplicity even in serving the Lord. What and where we need to focus, that should be our focus. Nothing more, nothing less. I like this! I intend to do this by God’s grace.❤️🙏🏻
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God bless your Monday!
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Thanks. It is a stunning day in paradise. Thanks for all your support. Much appreciated.
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Enjoy your day!
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